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Nikon D4 Leaked by the French

The rumours were flying around for months and the mill was in high gear for the last few weeks about Nikon’s new flagship camera, the D4. Official announcement is likely to come on Friday, Jan. 6th (late Thursday in Canada/USA) but a French magazine spilled the beans early. A scan of the article can be seen here. Looks like a great body, and should compete well against the new Canon 1DX.

Specs:

16 megapixels

ISO 100-12800 (expandable to 50-204800)

51 autofocus points

100% viewfinder coverage

10-12fps

91000 point metering system

1080p video recording

CF/XQD card slots

1.34kg weight

€5,800 (likely to be about $6,000 USD)

Full details when officially announced by Nikon later today.

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16MP seems to be sufficient for this type of camera. It’s targeted at photojournalists, sports, or wildlife shooters. Keep in mind, Canon’s flagship due to ship later this year is only 18MP so they are in the same range. I think higher MP would reduce the frame rates, which is not desirable in this type of camera. Also, the fps is faster than the D3S, which had 9-11. So you have a new model which should be more sensitive, faster, and higher resolution with better video performance. It’s an upgrade for sure, just not a dramatic one.